Friends of Anni Dewani, murdered in SA, have written a letter to her husband urging him to answer accusations that he plotted her death.
More than 200 000 Zimbabweans have applied to the Home Affairs department to legalise their stay in South Africa, officials said on Friday.
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/ 31 December 2010
On January 1 2011 South Africa will assume its seat as a non-permanent member of the council for 2011 and 2012.
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/ 31 December 2010
South African food retailers have been cleared of price collusion by the country’s competition watchdog, a media report said on Friday.
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/ 31 December 2010
The DA on Friday condemned the arrest of two <i>Sowetan</i> journalists and called for an investigation into possible corruption.
Floodwater rose across a vast area in Australia’s northeast on Friday, inundating 22 towns, forcing 200 000 residents out of their homes.
Defending champion Carlos Sainz has vowed to show respect and modesty as he sets about his hunt for a second triumph in the gruelling Dakar Rally.
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An overnight veld fire on the slopes of Signal Hill above Cape Town has been contained, the city’s Fire and Rescue Services said on Friday.
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/ 31 December 2010
Cyber activists say they have brought down Zimbabwean government websites after the president’s wife sued a paper for publishing a WikiLeaks cable.
UN advisers expressed grave fears on Thursday about ethnic violence in Côte d’Ivoire after its disputed presidential election.
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Heavily edited version of <i>Bend it like Beckham</i> becomes first Western-made film to be broadcast on television.
After all that South Africans had fought for, was the country building "a society of secrets" asked former communications minister Jay Naidoo.
Jailed former oligarch given seven more years for theft and money laundering after widely condemned trial.
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/ 31 December 2010
Pair with access to transcript of comments by Bradley Manning deny they could help prosecution against Julian Assange.
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/ 30 December 2010
Businessman Sandile Majali was persecuted because of his selfless contributions to the ANC, national executive member Ngoako Ramatlodi said.
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/ 30 December 2010
Cape Town firefighters were still battling late on Thursday afternoon to control a veld fire on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city.
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/ 30 December 2010
President Jacob Zuma has called for a debate on the meaning of black economic empowerment, the media reported on Thursday.
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/ 30 December 2010
Transnet said on Thursday it would reopen on Friday rail lines leading to the export terminal at Richards Bay after a derailment earlier this week.
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/ 30 December 2010
The boss of Zimbabwe’s debt-ridden national carrier Air Zimbabwe has quit, days after a second strike by pilots grounded several planes.
SA has offered Zimbabwe the use of its passport printing press ahead of the December 31 deadline set for Zimbabweans living in South Africa.
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/ 30 December 2010
England’s Jonathon Trott and VVS Laxman of India have achieved career-best rankings in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council rankings.
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/ 30 December 2010
The Israel Diamond Exchange has expelled one of its members suspected of dealing in illicit "blood diamonds" from a controversial Zimbabwe gem field.
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/ 30 December 2010
Brigadier general to conduct review of 5th Stryker brigade as evidence emerges of widespread complicity in deaths.
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/ 30 December 2010
China shut down more than 60 000 pornographic websites this year, netting almost 5 000 suspects in the process.
The ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally-backed president Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that the UN had to act to prevent "genocide".
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/ 30 December 2010
The company announced that sales of the Kindle 3 had overtaken the previous record holder, the book of <i>Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows</i>.
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/ 29 December 2010
Over 1 100 people have died on South African roads during this festive season, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said on Wednesday.
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/ 29 December 2010
India levelled the three-match series as they beat South Africa by 87 runs in the second Test at Kingsmead on Wednesday.
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/ 29 December 2010
Two ships foiled piracy attacks at the farthest point yet known down the East African coast off central Mozambique on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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/ 29 December 2010
Danish and Swedish police said on Wednesday they had arrested five people on suspicion of planning an attack at a building in Copenhagen.
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/ 29 December 2010
Cost of pollution, deteriorating soil and other impacts surged to $199-billion in 2008. Equivalent to 3,9% of country’s GDP.
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/ 29 December 2010
The United States and its allies have up to three years to curb Iran’s nuclear programme, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.